ANT 302 - Archaeology

[3 credit(s)]

Prerequisite: ANT 101 Human Biocultural Evolution. A Detailed consideration of archaeology, its principal methods and issues today. Major themes include the nature of archaeology, its history, and field and laboratory techniques, along with ethical and other topics, such as looting, the conflict between archaeologists and native peoples over human remains, and graduate and career opportunities in the field. Emphasis is placed on illustrating these subjects via their application to real archaeological problems and data.

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